Investigating the role animals play in religion, Henry sees a desert ritual in which spiritual seekers illegally smoke the poisonous skin of a Sonoran toad. And, in the snake-handling churches of Appalachia, he finds even Christianity has room for a surprising role for dangerous animals.
Descending with commando-like precision into deadly saltwater crocodile nests, Matt Wright must collect crocodile eggs so the locals in Australia’s Northern Territory don’t kill or cull them.
National Geographic - Wild Russia - Documentary series 2009
English | AVI | XVID 2214 kbps 29.970 fps | 704x400 | MP3 192 kbps 48 KHz | 4.37 GB Genre: Documentary
Wild Russia is a series of documentaries about Russia (original title in German: Wildes Russland) made by the German NDR Naturfilm/Studio Hamburg Doclights (executive producer: Jörn Röver) for NDR/WDR/S4C/Animal Planet and National Geographic in 2009.
Sprawling over 11 time zones and two continents from Europe to the Pacific, and beyond the magnificent cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, this huge country contains a wealth of unspoilt natural wilderness.
National Geographic - Wild America The Wild Grizzly vs Polar Bear (2012) HDTV XviD-AFG
English | 00:43:39 | XviD | 640x360 | 25.00fps 1185 Kbps | MP3 56 Kbps 48.0khz | 369MB Genre: Documentary
A strange and puzzling story is swirling through the land of the midnight sun: Polar Bears and Brown Bears, isolated from one another for millennia by geography, climate, and behavior, are suddenly appearing side-by-side – prompting Casey Anderson to embark on a fact-finding mission to the Arctic and put Brutus, his nine-hundred pound Brown Bear, through the paces of “Life as a Polar Bear” in the hopes of solving one of the natural world’s most intriguing new mysteries.
Anyone who has ever worked in a controlled environment like a zoo with venomous snakes knows that the possibility of a venomous snake bite is serious business. Protocol including alarms and lock down procedures are common place. The right snake, the wrong timing and fangs meeting flesh merits an emergency situation and the entire facility jumps into action. Yet, there are individuals who keep deadly snakes in situations without any backup. Are they thrill-seekers or just naïve? Henry Rollins meets people obsessed with dangerous snakes in “Fatal Obsession” the first episode of Animal Underworld and looks into this very question. Crazy or not, if someone is bitten by a deadly snake with no one for miles around, what really happens? It all depends on the venom.
National Geographic - Wild America The Wild Grizzly vs Polar Bear (2012) 720p HDTV x264-EDUCATiON
English | 00:43:39 | H264 | 1280x720 | 25.00fps 2512 Kbps | AC3 128 Kbps 48.0khz | 784MB Genre: Documentary
A strange and puzzling story is swirling through the land of the midnight sun: Polar Bears and Brown Bears, isolated from one another for millennia by geography, climate, and behavior, are suddenly appearing side-by-side – prompting Casey Anderson to embark on a fact-finding mission to the Arctic and put Brutus, his nine-hundred pound Brown Bear, through the paces of “Life as a Polar Bear” in the hopes of solving one of the natural world’s most intriguing new mysteries.
National Geographic - Wild Leopard of Dead Tree Island (2012) HDTV XviD-AFG
English | 00:44:59 | XviD | 640x360 | 25.00fps 1175 Kbps | MP3 56 Kbps 48.0khz | 377MB Genre: Documentary
A dramatic, real-life tale of three leopards plays out in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. This is prime habitat for Africa’s most secretive big cat. Leopards normally avoid each other but this island is the common hunting ground for all three individuals as they are drawn together by the changing seasons and the movement of their prey. What unfolds is an in-depth look into their lives; following the tension, drama and, in the end, heart wrenching tragedy, as all three seek a common goal – to dominate one of the Okavango’s most prized leopard territories.
National Geographic - Wild Secrets of Wild India Tiger Jungles (2012) HDTV XviD-AFG
English | 00:44:58 | XviD | 640x360 | 25.00fps 1174 Kbps | MP3 56 Kbps 48.0khz | 377MB Genre: Documentary
Hidden away in the shadow of the Himalayas, roam the last great herds of India’s giant grazers; one-horned rhinoceroses, wild buffalo and Asian elephants. Through the eyes of a newborn elephant calf, visit a land of unexpected contrasts and else variety.
National Geographic - Wild America the Wild Black Bear Invasion (2012) HDTV XviD-AFG
English | 00:44:59 | XviD | 640x360 | 25.00fps 1171 Kbps | MP3 128 Kbps 48.0khz | 376MB Genre: Documentary
Naturalist Casey Anderson has a new protégé, ‘Casey Junior’, a six week old black bear cub who learns to walk, swim, climb and forage under Casey’s careful tutelage.
National Geographic - Wild Leopard of Dead Tree Island (2012) 720p HDTV x264-TERRA
English | 00:44:59 | H264 | 1280x720 | 25.00fps 3532 Kbps | AC3 128 Kbps 48.0khz | 1.11 GiB Genre: Documentary
A dramatic, real-life tale of three leopards plays out in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. This is prime habitat for Africa’s most secretive big cat. Leopards normally avoid each other but this island is the common hunting ground for all three individuals as they are drawn together by the changing seasons and the movement of their prey. What unfolds is an in-depth look into their lives; following the tension, drama and, in the end, heart wrenching tragedy, as all three seek a common goal – to dominate one of the Okavango’s most prized leopard territories.
